Jefferson School of Population Health Forum
Formerly Health Policy Forum
A monthly educational program designed to impart cutting-edge information on population health, public health, health policy, and quality and safety. Presented by regional thought leaders, the Forum provides a venue to discuss and explore the broad population health issues affecting health care today. The Jefferson School of Population Health Forums are appropriate for Thomas Jefferson University students, faculty, and staff; health care professionals, administrators, and advocates; public policy analysts; community health leaders; and Grandon Society members.
The Jefferson School of Population Health Policy Forums are appropriate for Thomas Jefferson University students, faculty, and staff; health care professionals, administrators, and advocates; public policy analysts; and community health leaders.
Podcasts from 2013
Challenges in Building a Knowledge-Based Technology Infrastructure for Population Health, Jonathan M. Niloff, MD
Applying Comparative Effectiveness Research to Everyday Decisions, Robert W. Dubois, MD, PhD
Moving the Needle: Challenges and Opportunities in Communicating Patient-Centered Research, Bill Silberg
New Therapeutic Options for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation, Joseph Jackson, PhD
The Choosing Wisely® Campaign: Is This a Game Changer?, Daniel B. Wolfson, MHSA
Podcasts from 2012
Less Talk, More Action: Accelerating Innovative Strategies to Eliminate Health Disparities, Stephen B. Thomas, PhD
Population Health: Integrating Medicine and Public Health, Marc N. Gourevitch, MD, MPH
Empathy in Patient Care-Myth or Reality?, Mohammadreza Hojat, Daniel Louis, and Vittorio Maio
Implementing Decision Support Tools to Enhance Care for Older Adults, Kathryn H. Bowles, PhD, RN, FAAN
Public Reporting of Cardiac Surgery Outcomes in Pennsylvania: A 20 Year Personal Perspective, Raymond Singer, MD, MMM, CPE
Pennsylvania’s Aging Initiatives: Planning for the Future, Brian Duke, MBE
The Challenges of Health Reporting, Taunya English and Maiken Scott
Changing Patient and Physician Behavior: Moving Toward Informed and Shared Decision-Making, Ronald E. Myers, PhD, DSW
Achieving Population Health: What Evidence Will We Need?, Lisa Simpson, MB, BCH, MPH, FAAP
Center for Value in Healthcare: Translating Research into Policy and Practice, Panel Presentations moderated by Mark W. Legnini, DrPH
Podcasts from 2011
Reconsidering Law and Policy Debates: A Public Health Perspective, John Culhane, JD
Implications of the Patient Centered Medical Home Concept for Health Professionals Training Program, Michael S. Barr, MD, MBA, FACP
Health in All Policies: (How) Can We Make it Work?, Shiriki Kumanykia, PhD, MPH
A Decade After 9/11, Are We Any Better Prepared for Public Health Emergencies?, Michael A. Stoto, PhD
Personalized Medicine: Transforming the Future of Health Care, Wayne Rosenkras, PhD
Betting on Bending the Cost Curve, Mark Pauly, PhD
Public Health Law Research: Making the Case for Laws to Improve Health, Scott Burris, JD
Podcasts from 2010
Transformative Technology Applications in Healthcare, Peter Raymond
Breaking the Language Barrier: Health Care Quality, Efficiency and Savings Through Professional Medical Interpretation, Winnie Heh, MA
Get Healthy Philly: Policy and System Change to Promote Healthy Eating, Active Living, and Tobacco, Giridhar Mallya, MD, MSHP
Addressing Population Health Through Interdisciplinary Collaborations, Tim Gibbs
Physician Leadership and Medical Group Performance: A National Study, Louisa Baxter, MD, Msc, MRCP (UK)
Consumer Health Informatics and Healthcare Disparities- 4/14/2010, Michael C. Gibbons, MD, MPH.
How Pennsylvania’s Budget Shapes Service Delivery - 3/10/2010, Kenneth J. Braithwaite, II and Laval Miller-Wilson
Healthcare Reform: Future Implications and the Role of the Physician Advocate - 1/13/10, Valerie Arkoosh, MD President-elect, National Physicians Alliance Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care and Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Podcasts from 2009
Achieving Cultural Competency: Using a Case-Based Approach for Teaching and Learning -12/9/09, Lisa Hark, PhD, RD and Horace M. De Lisser, MD
Building Patient Centered Medical Homes in America’s Poorest City -11/11/09, Jeffrey Brenner, MD
Philadelphia’s Public Health Priorities and Initiatives: Implications for Improving the Health of Vulnerable Populations -10/14/09, Donald Schwarz, MD, MPH
Innovative Approaches to Medical Education-9/9/09, M. Brownell Anderson
Patient Friendly Billing: Increasing Transparency -6/10/2009, Michael Brennan
Progress in Patient Safety Initiatives-5/13/2009, Mike Doering
The Impact of Serious Medication Errors for Health Care Providers-4/8/2009, Zane R. Wolf, PhD, FAAN
The Public-Private Balance in Healthcare: Political and Economic Tipping Points-3/11/2009, Alan Lyles, ScD, MD
Public Policy and Cardiovascular Disease: Making the Connection-2/11/2009, Timothy Gardner, MD
BeWell.com-The Value of Social Media in Health Communication-1/14/2009, Cheryl Heiks
Podcasts from 2008
Jefferson Center for Interprofessional Education-12/10/2008, Christine Arenson, MD and Molly Rose, RN, PhD
Women's Wellness Guide-11/5/2008, Leslie Stiles
Assessing physician performance: challenges and opportunities-10/8/2008, Louis H. Diamond, MD
What language are you speaking? Why patient communication is a patient safety issue-9/10/2008, Mario Moussa, PhD, MBA
Value-Based Purchasing and the CMS 2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PRQI) -06/11/2008, Barbara J. Connors, DO, MPH
The Barker Hypothesis-05/14/2008, Steven Snyder MD
The World of Healthcare/Pharma Blogging-04/09/2008, Ed Silverman
MedMining and Electronic Health Record Data-2/13/2008, James Peters MBA
Building a Comprehensive Health Database for Use in City-Wide Health Management System-01/09/2008, Jeffrey Brenner MD